Our Team - Bet Tzedek Legal Services

Board

Linda G. Michaelson

Board Chair / Sheppard Mullin

Bennett L. Spiegel

Hogan Lovells

Darrell Brown

The Rewirement Project LLC

David J. Schindler

Latham & Watkins

Erin C. Rotgin

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Geoffrey M. Gold, Esq.

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Luis Lainer

Lainer Investments

Mary Ann Todd

BDT & Co.

Ryan K. Yagura

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Samantha L. Millman

Millco Investments

Stanley W. Levy

WorkingNation

Adam S. Umanoff

Edison International

Albert W. Stemp

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Alex M. Weingarten

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Alex Menenberg

BTNLC Co-Chair, TM Financial Forensics

Alisha C. Burgin

Perkins Coie LLP

Amy E. Proctor

Irell & Manella LLP

Ariel A. Neuman

Bird Marella PC

Arthur H. Bilger

WorkingNation

Ashley M. Silberfeld

Blank Rome LLP

Daniel N. Shallman

Covington & Burling LLP

Frank E. Melton

Jackson Lewis, P.C.

G. Carla Axelrod

Wells Fargo

Glenn A. Sonnenberg

LaSalle Debt Investors

Gordon A. Greenberg

McDermott, Will & Emery

Gregory D. Helmer

Helmer Friedman, LLP

Heather L. Richardson

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Hon. Terry B. Friedman (Ret.)

JAMS

Jason D. Linder

Mayer Brown LLP

Jeffrey H. Kinrich, C.P.A.

Analysis Group, Inc.

Jennifer S. Romano

Crowell & Moring LLP

John K. Ly

Liang Ly LLP

Katherine H. Ku

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

Kenneth S. Millman

Millco Investments

Kevin S. Marks

Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, LC

Laura A. Stoll

Goodwin Procter LLP

Leah E. Weil

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Linda M. Burrow

Netflix

Matthew D. Benedetto

Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP

Matthew E. Sloan

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

Michael A. Firestein

Proskauer Rose LLP

Michelle L. Mayer

U.S. Bank

Michelle L.C. Carpenter

Latham & Watkins LLP

Moez M. Kaba

Hueston Hennigan LLP

Neal R. Marder

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Rex S. Heinke

California Appellate Law Group

Rey M. Rodriguez

Walt Disney Motion Pictures

Richard B. Jones

Merrill Lynch

Robert M. Schwartz

Quinn Emanuel LLP

Sam S. Yebri

Merino Yebri LLP

Scott S. Packman

SSP Partners LLC

Sean W. Jaquez

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Suzanne V. Wilson

U.S Copyright Office

Tarifa B. Laddon

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Victor de la Cruz

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Yousuf I. Dhamee

Paul Hastings LLP

Executive-Level Staff

Diego Cartagena

President & CEO

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Lakesh Baker

Vice President, Human Resources

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Laura Nelson

Chief Financial Officer

Tzung-lin (Lin) Fu

Vice President, Legal Services

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Vincent Cummings

Vice President, External Affairs

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Aimee Williams

Directing Attorney, Homeowner Protection Team

April Caires

Director, Institutional Giving

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Bertha S. Hayden

Directing Attorney, Seniors, Dependent Adults & Caregiver Direct Services

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Cristin Zeisler

Interim Director of MLP and Senior Outreach

Erikson Albrecht

Directing Attorney, Kinship Care Program, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Program, Transgender Rights Program, and Holocaust Survivors Program (interim)

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Gigi Lam

Directing Attorney, Eviction Defense Project

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Henrissa Bassey

Directing Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

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Jeffrey Webb

Directing Attorney, Impact Litigation

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Mary Tanagho Ross

Directing Attorney, Economic Justice (ERP & LITC)

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Mentru Nagbe

Director of Data, Information & Technology

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Nadia Segura Narvaez

Directing Attorney, Small Business Development Program

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Sara Levine

Pro Bono Director

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Scott Horowitz

Operations Manager

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Attorneys & Advocates

With extensive and varied experience in legal services, our diverse staff is made up of more than 100 individuals committed to providing high quality legal assistance to those who need it most. Our volunteer leadership are emerging and seasoned professions across a variety of fields who share Bet Tzedek’s passion for social and economic justice.

Adriana Moreno Nevárez

Attorney, Foster Youth Immigration

Aimee Zeltzer

Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Alan Zenoff

Community Outreach Advocate, Ezra Network

Alisa Anderson

Advocate, Elder Abuse Prevention

Alla Chasnik

Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Ana Cuellar

Paralegal, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)

Angelica Rodriguez

Paralegal, Kinship Care & Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Anna Darr

Attorney, Holocaust Services Program Elder Law

Caitlin Saggese

Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Carla Jacobo

Paralegal, Small Business Development Program (SBD)

Catherine Tran

Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP) Project LEAD 9

Daniella (Dani) Kaiserman

Attorney, Elder Justice

Dennis Ryan

Paralegal, Eviction Defense Program (EDP)

Dominique Sanz-David

Attorney, Elder Justice

Edward J. Elsner

Attorney, Senior Outreach

Eliza Stein

Paralegal, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)

Emily Chong

Staff Attorney, Impact Advocacy

Eoin O’Farrell

Paralegal, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Estefania Villarreal

Attorney, Children's Holistic Immigration Representation Project

Gayle Tamler

Attorney, IHSS & Medi-Cal

Greg Michalak

Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Hana Kommel

Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Hannah Feldman

LAUSD Kinship Care Attorney

Helene Hoffman

Attorney, Holocaust Services Program

Ingrid Arriaga

Senior Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Isabela Garcia

Paralegal, Conservatorship Program

Jessica Guerrero

Paralegal, Employment Rights Project (ERP)

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Jessica Marsella

Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership

Joanna Fluckey

Attorney, Foster Youth Immigration

Jonathan Alvarez

Paralegal, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Joseph (Joe) Philipson

Equal Justice Works Fellow, Employment Rights Project (ERP)

Julia Entin

Paralegal, Holocaust Survivors Services

Julius Thompson

Director, Sydney Irmas Housing Preservation Project

Karla Estrada Sanchez

Paralegal, Small Business Development (SBD) Program

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Kelsey Chapple

Attorney, Employment Rights Project (ERP)

Kim Selfon

Policy Specialist, IHSS & Medi-Cal

Krystal I. Premachandra

Director, Low Income Taxpayer Initiative (LITI)

Layne Arguello

Law Fellow, Racial Equity in Trust & Estate Law

Lesly Mendoza

Attorney, Kinship Care

Lidia Vargas Moreira

Paralegal, Foster Youth Immigration

Lisa D. Hoffman

Director, Holocaust Services Program

Luz Granda

Paralegal, Homeowner Protection Team

Magda Madrigal

Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)

Marco Castaños

Attorney, Small Business Development (SBD) Program

Maria Camacho

Program Coordinator, Decedents’ Estate Self-Help Clinic (DEC)

Mariela Bravo

Small Business Development (SBD) Legal Secretary

Marin Castillo-Valle

Social Worker, Elder Justice

Marisol Macaraeg

Paralegal, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)

Matthew Calcanas

Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)

Matthew E. DeCarolis

Attorney, Employment Rights Project (ERP)

Michael Hagerty

Attorney, Kinship Care

Michelle Gonzalez

Attorney, Senior Outreach

Nicholas (Nik) Lampros

Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)

Nicole Herrarte

Social Worker and Case Manager, Children’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project (CHIRP)

Nora L. Ghamari

Senior Paralegal & Hearing Representative

Rachael Ettinger

Coordinator, Pro Bono Clinics & Community Outreach

Rebecca Popuch

Attorney, Kinship Care & Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Richard Maher

Attorney, Homeowner Protection Team

Spencer Lord

Senior Paralegal & Hearing Representative

Steven A. Friday

Attorney, Transgender Rights

Tamara Harris

Attorney, Small Business Development (SBD) Program

Taylor Amstutz

Attorney, Homeowner Protection Team

Tracy Douglas

Registered Legal Services Attorney, Harbor-UCLA Medical Legal Partnership

Val Erze

UCLA Fellow, Transgender Rights Program

Yessenia Moreno

Paralegal, Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic

Yolande Erickson

Attorney, Conservatorship Program

Yvonne Medrano

Attorney, Employment Rights Project (ERP)

Bet Tzedek Staff

Alejandra Sanchez-Castro

Administrative Assistant, Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic

Alfred (Wai-Hong) So

Senior Grant Accountant

Amy Peckner

Senior Development Officer

Andrea Schneider

Grants Officer

Arely Garcia

Intake Screener

Belinda Cai

Communications Coordinator

Diane Cato

Recruiter & Generalist, Human Resources

Emily Hampton

Grants Officer

Erenie Fahmy

Volunteer Coordinator

Janeth Pimentel

Litigation Secretary, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)

Judy Ortega

Office Coordinator

Lidia Romero

Administrative Assistant, Employment Rights Project (ERP)

Lizbet Madrigal

Administrative Assistant, Pro Bono & Small Business Program

Luke Mondragon

Grants Officer

Madison (Maddie) Lipton

Executive Assistant to President & CEO

Maral Ishkanian

Accounting Support Tech

Maria Uribe

Legal Assistant

Michelle Kogan

Administrative Assistant & Intake Coordinator, Holocaust Services

Rosanne Bonee

Litigation Secretary

Selene Steets

Donor Relations Officer

Tanesha May

Development Operations Coordinator

Tricia Carrillo

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Veronica Leichter

Litigation Secretary, Caregiver Services

New Leadership Council (BTNLC)

Bet Tzedek’s New Leadership Council (BTNLC) is a community of young and mid-career professionals who serve as ambassadors, raising both awareness and funds in support of our work. BTNLC includes members from an array of professions, including law, finance, real estate, entertainment, technology, and sales. An integral part of our volunteer leadership, their commitment to philanthropy and service helps ensure the success of our organization.

BECOME A MEMBER

Adam S. Sieff

Davis Wright Tremaine

Alex Menenberg

BTNLC Co-Chair, TM Financial Forensics

Alphamorlai “Mo” Kebeh

Danning Gill

Ariella M. Kupetz

Fisher Phillips

Ava Badiee

BTNLC Co-Chair, Loeb & Loeb

Danielle Leneck

Jones Day

Danielle R. Gabai

Danning Gill

Jason S. Ziven

Sanders Roberts

Lauren C. Barnett

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Michael G. Freedman

BTNLC Co-Chair, The Freedman Firm

Michael S. Barth

Reich Adell & Cvitan

Nora Tillmans Shear

Fox Corporation

Sandra Hanian

Jenney & Block

Sasha M. Bass

Loeb & Loeb

Shawn P. Thomas

Sanders Roberts

Shevi Smith

Riley Financial

President’s Council

Bet Tzedek’s President’s Council serves as an advisory board that provides guidance, support, and advice to our President/CEO and Board of Directors. Membership on the President’s Council is reserved for members of the Board of Directors and community leaders who have demonstrated leadership and a substantial commitment to Bet Tzedek.